This is on Ancestry.com - and is free for 10 days. I have also been typing a lot of new bio's from the "History of Davenport and Scott County" Many mention Rock Island and Rock Island County. These bio's are very professional compared to the 1882 book and genealogy lines go way back in a lot of them. ============================================================ DATABASE OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ ROCK ISLAND AND MOLINE, ILLINOIS DIRECTORIES, 1882-92 Located across the Mississippi River from Iowa in northern Illinois, Rock Island and Moline are sister cities that boasted a population of about 15,000 in 1890. This database is a collection of five directories for the city originally published between 1885 and 1892. It is a listing of city residents in those years. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. It includes the names of more than 40,100 people, mostly heads of households. For the researcher of ancestors from northwestern Illinois, this can be an extremely valuable collection. Source Information: "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1882-1885." Rock Island, IL: Holland Publishing Co., 1885. "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1885-1888." Rock Island, IL: Holland Publishing Co., 1888. "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1888-1891." Rock Island, IL: Frank Orff Publishing Co., 1891. "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1891-1892." Rock Island, IL: H. N. Stone and Co., 1892. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4684.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm Debbie Clough G-erischer Roots Web Donor G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ IASCOTT-L - G-erischer-L - D-encker-L V-lerebome-L - Huntington-L - Otis-L EIGS-L, Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society - List Manager Assistant CC, Scott County, Iowa